Microsoft offers two paths for running enterprise databases: SQL Server, which you install and manage yourself, and Azure SQL, which Microsoft runs for you as a managed service. Both use the same ...

The cloud has become an important option for businesses of all sizes today. Even server applications like SQL Server, that many organizations once considered on-premises only, have gradually been ...

Microsoft is blocking SQL Data Sync for new Azure subscriptions. Existing installations will continue until September 2027.

If you're considering moving your on-premises SQL Server databases to the Microsoft Azure cloud, you need to decide which of the different cloud options works best for you. You might not realize it to ...

Microsoft has entered the final phase of retiring Azure SQL Data Sync, blocking new deployments in subscriptions that have ...

One way that organizations are storing data in the cloud is by moving their databases to the cloud. What once meant building an entire physical server, patching it, installing software like Microsoft ...

Microsoft has entered the final phase of SQL Data Sync retirement, blocking new deployments ahead of the September 30, 2027 ...

Microsoft announced a preview of SQL Server 2025 with native vector support, improved security, performance, and Azure integration. Pradeep Viswanathan Neowin @pradeepviswav · Nov 19, 2024 08:30 EST ...

At today's kickoff for Microsoft Ignite, the company announced that SQL Server 2025 is finally coming. No timing was announced for the release, but based on prior versions, I would expect to see a ...

Microsoft's relational database engine has had the same licensing model since 2012. The new version released this week brings significant changes that brings SQL Server closer to Azure SQL's licensing ...